Date: 2nd August, 2009

The newly built state-of-the-art Intensive Burns Care Unit (IBCU) and state-of-the-art Skin Regeneration Laboratory of National Burns Centre, Airoli was inaugurated on 2nd August 2009 in the hands of chief guest Dr. F.E. Udwadia (noted Physician & pioneer of ICU care in India).The President of India Burn Research Society (IBRS). Mrs. Sandra Shroff gave the welcome address to the invitees and explained the background of IBRS. Dr. Sunil. M. Keswani the noted Plastic Surgeon and the honorary Secretary of the IBRS described the need of a holistic burns care management like education, training, prevention, treatment & research under one roof, as his late father & founder of National Burns Centre Dr. M. H Keswani had dreamed of about three decades ago. He described the NBC success till date .The ideas of treatment to all (irrespective of rich or poor) was emphasized .Rotary District Governor T. N. Subramanium emphasized the need for continued community burns prevention exercise and the measures Rotary and IBRS are taking. A presentation was made by Dr. Vishal Warke about the burns injury therapy by culturing skin cells in the laboratory and making cost effective skin substitutes. He also outlined the noble idea of creating a Bio skin bank at N.B.C in near future. Dr. F.E Udwadia described about how how Intensive Care Unit was born in 1930s as an extension of operation theatre recovery rooms.

Inauguration of Skin Bank

Date 21st November, 2009

The state-of-the art world class skin bank was inaugurated on 21st November 2009 in the hands of Director of Euro Skin bank Dr. Bodha Welsly . This bank is set up in association with rotary club of Bombay North, Rotary Club of Leiden, Amsterdam and Euro Skin Bank, Netherland. (The World largest and the busiest skin bank).Several eminent personalities graced the occasion including Mr Vijay Nahata (Municipal Commissioner, Navi Mumbai.), Dr. Satya Agrawala (President of rotary Club of Bombay North),Mr Ondracek Wolfgangm (Rotary Club of Leiden, Amsterdam), Dg Rotarian T N Subramaniam (Rotary Dist 3140). The technical expertise is given by the Euro Skin bank. Every year two of our Doctors go on one week training at the Euro Skin Bank. With the world class infrastuture and technical support this Skin bank is set to a become a model skin bank for all other satellite skin banks across the country.

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National Burns Centre promoted by Indian Burns Research Society is a 50 bedded specialized center of excellence for Research, Training, Prevention, and Treatment & Rehabilitation relating to Burns.